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ran high

ran high is the simple past of run high.

Meaning of run high

Verb

run high (third-person singular simple present runs high, present participle running high, simple past ran high, past participle run high)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a river, to experience a strong current and be full and close to overflowing.
  2. (idiomatic) To become very angry or emotional about something.

Questions about ran high

What is ran high the simple past of?
Ran high is the simple past of run high.

Words near ran high in the dictionary

  1. ran for the hills
  2. ran from the tongue
  3. ran game
  4. ran game on
  5. ran hands
  6. ran high
  7. ran hot
  8. ran hot and cold
  9. ran in
  10. ran in the family
  11. ran in with

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